Thailand ranks fifth among 195 countries in the 2021 Global Health Security (GHS) Index, leading Southeast Asia in terms of the quickest response to Covid-19.
Deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha would like to thank medical frontliners, other related parties and the Thai people for their cooperation in following the government’s Covid-19 measures.
Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand’s rank was an improvement on the 2019 GHS Index, when it placed sixth. This year, the country earned an average total of 68.2 points out of 100. In the category of rapid detection and reporting, it ranked No.1 (91.5 points), he said.
“The ranking reflects the effectiveness of the Covid-19 measures we have established in Thailand,” said Mr Anutin.
The report, released by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) and the…
